You're a prosecutor, not a video editor.
Perry is the AI paralegal inside Sift. It's like having a professional video editor on call: describe any edit you need, and you get courtroom-ready video in minutes. No software to learn, no waiting on IT.
And unlike any editor you've used, Perry understands what's in the video. Tell it what to find, and it finds it: a person, an object, the moment something happened.
Getting video evidence edited shouldn't take weeks.
Right now you have two options, and neither is a good use of your time.
Send it out
File a request with IT or a media specialist, then wait two days to six weeks.
Do it yourself
Wrestle editing software built for professional editors and lose an afternoon to it.
You went to law school, not art school.
Meet Perry
Perry is your AI paralegal. Hand it the video work and get back to the case.
No ticket to file. No Premiere-grade software to learn. You tell Perry what you want, the way you'd tell a colleague, and Perry does it. Say “clip the thirty seconds where he reaches for the glovebox, zoom in on the glovebox, and add captions,” and Perry hands it back ready for court.
What sets Perry apart from any editing tool is that it understands the footage. Describe the person, the object, or the moment you need, and Perry finds it. No scrubbing the timeline frame by frame.
Two ways to edit, both effortless: drag and drop in an editor as simple as Microsoft Paint, or just ask Perry the way you'd ask ChatGPT.
Clip the thirty seconds where he reaches for the glovebox, zoom in on the glovebox, and add captions.
Done. Here's the 30-second clip, zoomed in on the glovebox, with captions added. Want me to slow it down so the jury can see it clearly?
- 00:00 Officer arrives on scene
- 01:24 Traffic stop begins
- 03:47 Suspect reaches for the glovebox
- 05:10 Backup arrives
- 07:32 Arrest
Click any moment to jump straight to it.
Find the story in the footage.
Juries expect to see the video. Before you can show them what happened, you have to find it, and that can mean hours of bodycam for a single case.
Hand Perry the footage and it watches the whole thing, then gives you a timestamped breakdown of what's in it. Jump straight to the moment that matters, no scrubbing the timeline to find it.
From there it's a few sentences to a court-ready clip. You walk into trial knowing your video, ready to show the jury what happened.
If you can describe it, Perry can do it.
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Describe the edit
Tell Perry what you need in your own words, like “trim to 14:30 through 15:45, circle the weapon in the suspect’s hand, add captions.”
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Perry does it
Perry makes the edit on a working copy and shows you the result. The original file is never touched.
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Review & export
Adjust anything by asking, then export a courtroom-ready file when it’s right.
Everything you need to turn raw footage into an exhibit.
Ask for what you want in plain language. Perry handles the rest.
Clip & trim
“Cut it down to the part that matters.”
Keep the segments you need, drop the rest.
Captions
“Add captions.”
Accurate, on-screen captions you can review and fix by asking.
Highlight & annotate
“Put a box on the suspect.”
Boxes, arrows, labels, and zoom to direct the jury’s eye.
Blur
“Blur that face.”
Keep bystanders, screens, and sensitive details out of view.
Follow the action
“Track him as he moves.”
Perry keeps the highlight on a person or object as they move through frame.
Multiple sources
“Show both bodycams side by side.”
Combine bodycam, dashcam, and surveillance into one exhibit.
Fast edits. Defensible evidence.
Speed shouldn't cost you the record. Perry never touches the original file. Every edit happens on a working copy, and every change is logged: who made it, what changed, and when. You can show exactly how an exhibit was produced, with a clean, defensible chain of custody.
- ✓ Originals are never altered.
- ✓ Every change is logged and attributable.
- ✓ Built for a defensible chain of custody.
Built for District Attorney offices.
Perry takes evidence editing off your media specialists' plate and puts it in prosecutors' hands. It turns a multi-week queue into minutes, without adding risk.
Free up your specialists
Routine edits stop landing in the editing queue.
Defensible by design
Originals preserved, full audit trail, security built for criminal-justice data.
Fundable
Tools like Perry may be eligible for federal Byrne JAG funding. Ask us how. (Eligibility varies by state.)
See Perry on your footage.
The fastest way to understand Perry is to watch it edit the kind of video your office handles every day. Book a 30-minute demo. We'll edit real footage instead of showing you a fancy slide deck.